The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1807-2022·Announced 2022-10-05

Frozen Organic Hash Browns Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk

Sprouts and True Goodness frozen organic hash browns are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed nationwide and internationally.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen explicitly identified in the rubric. With no reported illnesses in the source text, the severity falls to 3 (High) per the rubric criterion for high-risk pathogen contamination without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Lamb Weston Sales is recalling Item SP204 Sprouts Organic Hash Browns Shredded Potatoes and Item TG124 True Goodness by Meijer Organic Hash Brown Shredded Potatoes due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Both products are frozen shredded potatoes sold in 16 oz. bags and require cooking before consumption according to package instructions.

The recalled products were distributed nationwide, including to Guam, and internationally to Aruba, Bahrain, Bermuda, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, and Taiwan. Approximately 13,313 cases of Sprouts hash browns and 1,361 cases of True Goodness hash browns were affected.

Affected lot codes are: Sprouts items—6160053124, 6160060124, 6160100123, 6160100223, 6160100323, 6160100423, 6160100523, 6160100623, 6180040324, 6180042921, 6180042923, 6180072124, 6180072224, 6180072324. True Goodness items—6160093023, 6160100123, 6160100222.

Consumers should not eat these products. Discard them or return them to the point of purchase. Anyone who has consumed the product and has questions about illness should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Item SP204, Sprouts Organic Hash Browns Shredded Potatoes, 16 oz. bag, 12/16 oz. bags per case. Product contains Organic Potatoes and is frozen and it's not ready to eat and labeled with cooking instructions. Manufactured For Sprouts Farmers Market Phoenix, Arizona 85054. UPC
Manufacturer
Lamb Weston Sales
Category
Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard
  • listeria

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • ***Item SP204

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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